Tag Archive | "Orioles"

It’s official, the Pirates have made a trade deadline addition. They’ve acquired 1B Derrek Lee from the Orioles. Lee, 35, is a veteran guy that will provide the Pirates with an upgrade over Lyle Overbay (then again, what wouldn’t?). He’s not the player he once was–in his later years with the Marlins and most of his time with the […]

Time for a quick roundup of Friday’s happenings and rumors: Erik Kratz, who became a minor league free agent the other day, has joined the dark side by signing with Philadelphia. Still, we’ll adore him forever because of this. Another former Pirate may have found work: John Russell. He interviewed with the Orioles today in […]

Major League Baseball released its 2011 schedule tonight. You can see the Pirates’ month-by-month schedule here. Of note: Opening Day will be Friday, April 1st at Wrigley Field in Chicago against the Cubs. The home opener will be Thursday, April 7th against Colorado at 1:35. Detroit (May 20-22), Baltimore (June 20-22), Boston (June 24-26) are […]

Pirates (47-94) at Reds (81-61) 1:10 PM EST–Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Ohio We may or may not be making too big a deal out of this, but the Pirates are getting awfully close to wrapping up the 2011 #1 overall draft choice. Baltimore has separated […]

The Orioles won on Wednesday, and the Pirates did not. That completes the O’s amazing surge from MLB’s basement past the Pirates, meaning your Bucs are now in prime position for next year’s #1 pick (along with the embarrassment of being the league’s worst team, but..whatever). We’re tracking the race on the right sidebar of […]

The Pirates are now just a mere 0.5 games better than the Baltimore Orioles in what is shaping up to be an epic race for the worst record in baseball–and the #1 draft choice in 2011. Baltimore is playing some awesome ball under new skipper Buck Showalter…and the Bucs, well…you know.. I’m continuing to track […]

Today, we’re introducing a new blogger and a new segment here at RTJR. I’m David Vines and this is The Week That Was, a brief review of what you might have missed around the league this past week while following your Buccos. But enough with the formalities, let’s get started. Monday, April 26 – Ryan […]

Charlie Morton had a pretty decent outing, but still took the loss in Saturday afternoon’s contest against the Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, while walking two and striking out three. The Pirates had a pretty slow day at the plate, putting only two extra base-hits on […]